High Tension (band)

High Tension
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Hard rock, punk rock, heavy metal
Years active	2012-present
Labels	Cooking Vinyl
Associated acts	Young and Restless, The Nation Blue, King Parrot, Love Like... Electrocution, Fear Like Us
Website	http://www.hightension.com.au
Members	Karina Utomo Matt Weston Mike Deslandes Lauren Hammel
Past members	Ash Pegram Dan McKay Damian Coward

High Tension is a punk-rock band from Melbourne, Victoria. Formed in 2012,^[1] the band's original line-up featured Karina Utomo and Ash Pegram from Young and Restless with Matt Weston from The Nation Blue^[2] and Damian Coward from Love Like...Electrocution. Only Utomo and Weston remain from the original line-up; with the current formation of the band featuring guitarist Mike Deslandes, also of YLVA, and drummer Lauren Hammel.

Their debut album, Death Beat, was released on October 2013^[3] and was nominated for best hard rock / heavy metal album at the 2014 ARIA Awards.^[4]

Band members

Current members

• Karina Utomo - vocals (2012–present)
• Matt Weston - bass (2012–present)
• Mike Deslandes - guitar, backing vocals (2015–present)
• Lauren Hammel - drums (2015–present)

Former members

• Ash Pegram - guitar (2012-2015)
• Dan McKay - drums (2013-2014)
• Damian Coward - drums (2012-2013, 2014-2015)

Discography

Albums

• Death Beat^[5] (Cooking Vinyl) 2013
• Bully^[6] (Cooking Vinyl) (2015)

EPs

• High Tension (2012)

References

1. Emery, Patrick (23 May 2014), "Hardcore high-fives", The Age
2. Hennessy, Kate (29 November 2013), "CD reviews", The Age
3. "She's not heavy, she's our singer", MX (Australia), 24 October 2013
4. "2014 ARIA Award nominations dominated by newcomers Chet Faker, 5 Seconds of Summer, Iggy Azalea and Sheppard", news.com.au, 7 October 2014
5. Whitfield, Rod, "High Tension : Death Beat", Beat Magazine
6. Whitfield, Rod, "High Tension : Death Beat", Beat Magazine